Unit 27 Task 2 – Coaching Log

Athlete Introduction Name: Oscar Gamble Gender: Male Date of birth: 26/04/97 Age: 17 Height: 5”10 Weight: 74kg BMI: 23 Sport: Football Position: Centre Midfield Level: Performance

Coaching Log – Athlete Observation Date 10/12/2014 Location Waterhall, Brighton (Worthing College v Merrist Wood) Strengths I watched Oscar from the side-line meaning I have the full aspect of evaluation when observing his performance. This is better than observing through video analysis as you can take all other factors into consideration. Also you can analyse things that you can’t through video analysis such as communication. Improvement Areas I could use video analysis to select from a range of games that Oscar has played in to observe and identify the similarities and differences between performances. Points for future discussion Watch Oscar play at a higher standard than Worthing college men’s 1XI and see the differences in his performance and see how it affects his scores for traits of excellence. Possible actions arising The next time round when watching Oscar’s performance, I would include more evidence of his game to support the assessment I am making on him. Furthermore, to watch a variety of games that Oscar plays in to identify trends in his game and re-occuring strengths and weakness. In addition, I could get a second opinion for another of Oscar’s coaches.

Coaching Log – Athlete Profiling Meeting Date 16/12/2014 Location Worthing College Discussion points We discussed the athlete perceived level of importance for each of the individual traits for excellence. Then we discussed on his athlete’s elf assessment which is how well he thinks he performs at out of 10 for that trait of excellence. A final discrepancy score was then calculated and the highest six traits for excellence were areas for testing as they were the weakest. Concerns There was no concerns. Points for future discussion Make the athlete’s profile meeting longer to allow extra allocation for discussion on different performances to encourage similarities and differences to be made. Possible actions arising To include a more realistic scoring for Oscar, he could use the ASA and API self assessment method through video analysis and data collection so he can look back at his own performance and get this result. A meeting with another of Oscar’s coaches to conclude a more accurate assessment of his performance would be an additional action in the future.

Coaching Log – Coach Profile Meeting Date 16/12/2014 Location Worthing College Discussion points We only analyzed one of Oscar’s performances in a match and not additional performances. This hindered us to have comparisons or differences between performances which would help to define the player Oscar is even more. We only analyzed one of Oscar’s performances in a match and not additional performances. This hindered us to have comparisons or differences between performances which would help to define the player Oscar is even more. Concerns There was no concerns. Points for future discussion Have a meeting to score Oscar’s traits for excellence on a regular basis to record any development made through games and training. Possible actions arising As a progression, a meeting to finalise the strengths and weaknesses in detail to ensure that all decisions are made correctly through analysis is an action for the future.